[PATCH][gdb/symtab] Handle DW_FORM_strx in form_requires_reprocessing

Tom de Vries tdevries@suse.de
Thu Feb 11 10:59:11 GMT 2021


Hi,

When running test-case gdb.dwarf2/fission-mix.exp using gcc-11, I run into:
...
(gdb) file fission-mix^M
Reading symbols from fission-mix...^M
src/gdb/dwarf2/attribute.h:258: internal-error: \
  void attribute::set_unsigned_reprocess(ULONGEST): \
  Assertion `form_requires_reprocessing ()' failed.^M
...

This happens when calling set_unsigned_reprocess on an attribute with form
DW_FORM_strx.  The assert triggers because DW_FORM_strx is not listed in
form_requires_reprocessing.

Fix this by adding DW_FORM_strx in form_requires_reprocessing.

Tested on x86_64-linux.

Any comments?

Thanks,
- Tom

[gdb/symtab] Handle DW_FORM_strx in form_requires_reprocessing

gdb/ChangeLog:

2021-02-09  Tom de Vries  <tdevries@suse.de>

	PR symtab/27353
	* dwarf2/attribute.c (attribute::form_requires_reprocessing):
	Return true for DW_FORM_strx.

---
 gdb/dwarf2/attribute.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2/attribute.c b/gdb/dwarf2/attribute.c
index b4f188a096e..3205b0f7d29 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2/attribute.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2/attribute.c
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ attribute::form_is_unsigned () const
 bool
 attribute::form_requires_reprocessing () const
 {
-  return (form == DW_FORM_strx1
+  return (form == DW_FORM_strx
+	  || form == DW_FORM_strx1
 	  || form == DW_FORM_strx2
 	  || form == DW_FORM_strx3
 	  || form == DW_FORM_strx4


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